I loved everything about this book! I finished reading this book in less than 6 hours. I was so excited to be approved to get this ARC because I adore Sally Hepworth’s books.
The Soulmate takes place at two different time periods from two different points of view (which is always my favorite). The story is captivating and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The story is based around Pippa and her husband, Gabe. The book starts with Gabe on the edge of a cliff with a woman who he claims jumped to her death. The reader gets to figure out the mystery alongside Pippa of what really happened to the woman.
The Soulmate also addresses love, family, mental health and suicide, and personal growth. Definitely be sure to check trigger warnings before picking up this book.
I cannot recommend this book enough. 5/5 Stars for the story, the characters, and the messages this novel has to offer

This book was pretty good! There are aspects of this book that I will remember forever but I was expecting more twists and turns in the ending/plot. Would recommend to friends and loved the short chapters and unique character perspectives post life.

This was another great domestic suspense novel from Sally Hepworth. I liked the two different viewpoints of Pippa and Amanda. Both women were developed characters and there were several surprising twists. If you are already a Sally Hepworth fan, you will enjoy this book and if you haven't read any of her books yet I highly recommend it. Thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

I will read anything by Sally Hepworth! This book started out strong, with a couple living on a cliff where many decide to take their own lives. After one particular fall with a woman both Pippa and Gabe knew, something seems off. The author takes some twists and turns. Although the ending fell a little flat for me, I I was still entertained!
Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced copy of this novel!

This is a really good story and a page-turner! The story takes place in Australia, where Pippa and Gabe live cliffside on the coast. No spoilers! Highly recommend this book and all of Sally Hepworth’s books.

A true page turner, up all night read! Hepworth is such a master of the domestic, twisty suspense and the soulmate did not let me down in any way! Not to mention the character development along the way was immaculate.

Gabe and Pippa own a house on a cliffside. It is known as "The Drop" due to people coming there and committing suicide off the cliff. The neighborhood is great for their family. Gabe has been able 'to save' all these people until one lady. This lady is successful. Gabe wasn't able to save her. She was also someone that Gabe and Pippa knew that they didn't tell the police about. It also gives Amanda life -- suspended as it is between living and being dead and tells her side of the story if you will. But mostly, this book is about families and the chaos that can happen when secrets are kept from married people. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

I’m still not certain how I stumbled on the writing of Sally Hepworth but I have to say her gift of weaving a thriller into a story you can NOT put down is a gift. This new genre of domestic thrillers is filled with many authors but none like Hepworth. The descriptions of Melbourne were spot on and this marriage filled with secrets kept me coming back. I felt like this would make a great movie!!!

Sally Hepworth is a fan favorite for me, and The Soulmate definitely held up! There's just so much going on here, making for an intricate and twisty novel that kept me turning pages. I really enjoyed how this story led the reader through the present and past scenarios and slooowly delivered new information - the pace was absolutely perfect! The perfect storm of mental illness, infidelity, and mystery - excellent book!

This book was thrilling. I was highly intrigued and finished quickly to see how everything would turn out. Twists on twists on twists.

One disclaimer I want to make (spoiler free)- it is revealed that certain characters have specific mental illnesses. Though the author later states 'so and so didn't do what they did because of their mental illness,' I feel like the way it's written about hints that all of the bad things that happen are due to this mental illness.

I really struggle with authors writing mental illness as twists in a thriller, or as a major part of the plot in a murder mystery. Just be an informed reader. Any messages that someone with mental illness is inherently bad are fictional and ill-informed.

4.5 rounded up to 5!

Pippa and Gabe Gerard recently moved into their dreamhouse, a cottage near the cliffs of on the outskirts of Melbourne. The home appears to be perfect, except for the fact that it is right next to, and in perfect view of The Spot - an area of cliffs where people often go to commit suicide. One day, Pippa is looking out her window and sees a woman approach The Spot. She sends Gabe out to check on her, and as she tends to her kids, the woman jumps. The death is quickly ruled a suicide, however, once the woman's identity becomes known to the policy, Gabe is suddenly thrown into an investigation. Pasts will come to haunt both Pippa and Gabe as secrets start to come to light.

The Soulmate is more of a twisty domestic suspense than a psychological thriller. I loved the take on the genre that Sally Hepworth provided in this novel. This was truly unlike any book I've read before. More than simply suspense, this book is deeper - examining issues of marriage, fidelity, mental illness and choices we make in our relationships.

Each chapter ends in a suspenseful way, keeping the pages turning until the very end. I highly recommend this book for someone looking for something a little more than the run of the mill psychological thriller.

Special thank you to Netgalley and the publisher, St. Martin's Press, for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for an Advanced Reader Copy of The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth.

This was my second Sally Hepworth book, and I can now confirm that she is definitely on my list of favorite authors. The Soulmate is a story of marriage, betrayal, and the lengths we are willing to go to for the people we love. Pippa and Gabe have bought their dream home on the cliffs of a quaint little town overlooking the sea. The only setback is their property borders an ominous place called "The Drop," which has historically been a place where people come to commit suicide by jumping off the cliff into the water below. Gabe has been recently featured in the local paper for intervening in several suicide attempts, and convincing the person not to end his or her life. On an ordinary night, Pippa, Gabe, their young daughters, and Pippa's sister have just finished a meal and are cleaning up from dinner when a woman appears on the cliff. Pippa alerts Gabe who goes out to speak with the woman. As Pippa watches from the window, she notices that the interaction looks different from the other ones Gabe has had with people who have come to the cliff. She briefly takes her eyes off the window and turns back to see Gabe standing alone with his arms outstretched. The events following this night will challenge everything Pippa thought she knew about her husband.

This book was hard to put down because the characters are so intricately woven together. Hepworth has created a tangled web of lies and deceit that will leave you guessing until the very end. Great story that will keep you on your toes! I highly recommend!

Gabe and Pippa Gerard live in their dream house, perched high on a cliff outside Melbourne. Unfortunately, this cliff is also where many people come to end their lives. Gabe develops a reputation as someone who is able to turn people back from the edge, but one night he isn't successful. The woman who dies is someone he knows, and Pippa works to uncover the truth.

I really enjoyed the multiple POVs in this story and absolutely LOVE how Hepworth didn't wait until the final pages or the epilogue to pull off a twist - there were several "oh my god, what?" moments throughout the book, which made for an un-put-down-able read. (For real. I read this while I was in Montreal with friends and found myself thinking about it constantly and wanting to go back to the AirBnB to read).

I have an on and off (mostly off) relationship with domestic suspense, but Hepworth does everything right and sets the bar really high for the genre. Highly recommend!

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth.
This book will publish April 3, 2023.

I am a big fan of Sally Hepworth's domestic suspense stories. This is my fourth by the author and she is an auto read author for me. This book is filled with murder, mystery, marital woes.

The story focuses on two couples whose lives are intermingled and you don't see the fully story until the final chapter. Pippa and Gabe, a young married couple who share two children and have recently moved to a beach cottage on the cliffs. And Max and Amanda, a middle aged couple who have worked for their opulent life.

The story is told in dual timelines and multiple POVs and you could really understand where both women were coming from. The story unravels slowly and is tough to put down. The beginning is intense with an eerie setting, and has a great hook. This was a good, not great story for me, but definitely worth the read with lots to unpack and enjoy. There wasn't any big twists, shock factor, and all the characters seem pretty unlikable and are frustrating to deal with. But you do see the good and bad sides of the characters and of a marriage. I was more drawn to Amanda's POV chapters and would have loved to hear more from her story!

This story makes you think, “How far are you willing to go for the one you love?

Sally Hepworth is one of my faves when it comes to selecting unordinary domestic thrillers. She comes up with unusual personalities and sets of circumstances that will have you guessing and invested in seeing how they play out. This easily draws the reader in from the onset. Chapters are broken up into time segments marked with the characters name and when this is transpiring, such as Pippa (now) or (before) and Amanda (before) or (after). Not difficult to follow.

The setting is in Australia. Pippa and Gabe have just bought their dream home in a small coastal community called Portsea. It is a cliff side home with beautiful views, but unfortunately the cliff sides have a bleak history. The other main characters are a couple, Max and Amanda. Amanda will fall to her death at the cliff side early on in the novel but her voice will continue in the “after” her death chapters, filling in some gaps for the reader to get a better picture of what transpired. Hepworth choreographed this well and will leave her readers satisfied with her newest effort.

The business part of the story line didn’t appeal to me as much as the relationships between the characters. The surprises at the end made the read all worthwhile. Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for my review copy. Get yours on release date: April 23, 2023

Short Synopsis:
Gabe and Pippa have recently moved into a beautiful cliff side house. But unfortunately their property backs into what the locals call “The Drop” or the place where people go to jump off and die. Gabe does his best to counter this and talks to everyone in hopes to prevent them from jumping. He’s saved seven lives. Until one day he doesn’t.

My Thoughts:
I was expecting lots of twists and turns, which there definitely was but I didn’t feel blown away by them. Sally Hepworth’s writing and the short chapters is so easy to read and a quick binge if you’re in the mood for a family thriller drama. The Good Sister is still my favorite one of hers, but this one was solid too

4.5 ⭐️ 📖 to my fav Sally Hepworth book yet! I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book through Netgallery—thx to them and the publisher! This starts as a presumed twisty thriller — a woman shows up at a famous suicide spot; a man goes out to try to talk her down; his wife turns to see the woman off the cliff and her husbands arms out in a pushing motion—but he would never do that, right?
But what makes this book unique it’s that it also explores “What does it mean to have a good marriage?” It’s a great combo of suspense and substance.

I loved this book! I love Sally Hepworth. I didn’t expect the ending and liked how it ended. It was a quick read that I couldn’t stop reading. I like how quick the chapters went and liked the back and forth from perspectives.

This is a 2.75 rounded up to 3 stars.

I never thought I would give one of her books less than 4 or I would never have requested this! Trying not to let my high hopes deter from the overall story as it was well written - started strong and had a decent ending.

But the magic of her interpersonal relationships was not present. The characters didn’t have a lot if distinguishing personalities and that paired with some transactional business drama that I had zero interest in just made this a blah read for me.

I hope everybody else reads it and loves it. And I of course look forward to her next.

Thank you for the advanced e-copy!

The Soulmate is my first Sally Hepworth novel and after reading, I will be checking out her other works! The Soulmate started off quickly and while there are some slow points, I was hooked from the beginning. The books starts at Gabe and Pippa’s house which faces a cliff called “The Drop” that is routinely visited by people wanting to commit suicide. On this particular evening, a woman walks to the edge and Gabe goes to try to talk her out of jumping, which he has done successfully 7 times before with other people. This time, while Pippa alternates between watching the conversation out the window and tending to the children, and when she glances back outside the woman disappears over the edge with her husband standing with outstretched arms. Did she jump or was she pushed? The questions only go deeper as we learn that Gabe and Pippa both knew the woman, Amanda the wife of Gabe’s former boss. We follow the story from both Pippa and Amanda POV. Each POV is from the past and present. This allows you to get a good backstory and helps build the characters relationships. This book constantly had me guessing and I was not expecting the twist at the end!

While this book touched many topics; such as mental illness, suicide, infidelity, loss of family I did not feel that the author was using this trauma to create drama. Everything was approached respectfully and helped build the “why” behind the story. I highly recommend the novel to anyone looking for a good thriller that has some great plot twists.